Literature as a Creative Industry

Abbas Moosvi
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Abbas Moosvi: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

No 2022:94, PIDE Webinar Brief from Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Abstract: We have a huge book industry (if you look at paper import figures) – but most of the market is concentrated in religious/moral texts, largely because it is heavily subsidized by special interests; this leaves little room for creative literature. The biggest problem is the generation of demand, which is always a policy issue. Are we as a society invested in literature? Are we thinking that stories are important for our emotional/mental wellbeing? Unless that is the case, we cannot expect authors to ‘make it’ purely on their own because that approach can only go so far.

Pages: 4 pages
Date: 2022
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